Month: September 2016

Read the blog post ( ) for all the details on building your own Quick Settings Tile, a new way for apps to add quick access to critical and/or frequent user actions. By implementing a TileService, it will appear in the list of tiles that a user can add to their quick settings panel. You’ll

Read the blog post ( ) for all the details on scheduling background work with JobScheduler, available on Android Lollipop (API 21) and higher. JobScheduler batches jobs together across all apps making it a great choice for conserving battery, reducing overall memory pressure on API 24 and higher, and using JobScheduler means you are automatically

One of the interesting parts about building an Android application is all the awesome configurations of screen sizes and form factors. And if you’re a developer who prides themselves on being available on the most devices possible, then chances are you’ve got lots of your images and icons at each specific resolution you need to

Android Studio 2.2 is now available for download in the stable channel, including the new layout editor, APK Analyzer, Test Recorder, Firebase Integration, C/C++ Improvements, and much more. Find out more about Android Studio 2.2 features here: ( ) Subscribe to the Android Developers channel at Android Studio 2.2 features: An all new Layout Editor

Virtual files are a new addition to the Storage Access Framework in Android 7.0 that allow apps to handle files that don’t have a direct bytecode representation – openInputStream() won’t work for these files. While they can be filtered out by adding CATEGORY_OPENABLE to your Intent, you can also take advantage of alternative mime types

By now, everyone knows that APK size is an important factor when it comes to user acquisition. I mean who wants to wait 30 minutes to download some massive app on a 2G connection? Or paying high data rates for that application on a metered network? Thankfully Colt McAnlis is here to help keep YOUR

Read the blog post for all the details on building a DocumentsProvider and making files your app owns available to other apps through the Storage Access Framework. The Storage Access Framework provides the UI for your DocumentsProvider, so you can focus solely on providing the metadata for the directories and files provided by your app

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